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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Amir’s boss Mort think he can lower his cholesterol?
(a) By meditating.
(b) By changing his diet.
(c) By surgery.
(d) With drugs.

2. How old was Amir when he knew Rivkah?
(a) Eighth grade.
(b) Tenth grade.
(c) Fourth grade.
(d) Sixth grade.

3. How does Akhtar characterize Emily?
(a) Chaste.
(b) Thin.
(c) Voluptuous.
(d) Lithe.

4. Why does it bother Abe to be called by the name Amir insists on calling him?
(a) Abe does not want Emily to know he had changed his name.
(b) Abe wants to honor his father with his new name.
(c) Abe wants to be more Americanized.
(d) Abe does not want to be reminded of his family back home.

5. What does Emily say she feels about Amir’s support for Imam Fareed?
(a) She is scared that this is just the beginning of his political involvement.
(b) She is proud of him.
(c) She is nervous for him.
(d) She is excited for his job prospects now.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Abe say that Amir is lucky in his name?

2. Who does Emily know, who worked at this investment bank?

3. How successful was Emily’s last show?

4. How do Amir and Emily know that Isaac has arrived?

5. What does Emily say corporate philanthropy typically hides?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Isaac’s mind recently changed about Emily’s work, as seen in Scene 2?

2. What was the imam Abe is talking about arrested for?

3. How do Amir and Emily think differently about Amir’s position about Imam Fareed?

4. How does Emily appropriate Islamic art?

5. As seen in Scene 2, what is Isaac’s importance to Emily?

6. What does Abe mean when he says that Amir had to go “the other way” for a while (15)?

7. What is Amir’s relationship with Mort like?

8. What does Emily mean when she invokes Goldman Sachs in the discussion about the imam?

9. What does Amir think his mother would feel about him making partner?

10. How does “submission” factor into Islamic art, according to Emily in her discussion with Isaac?

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